Simon and Halbig Dolls: The Artful Aspect

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	Simon and Halbig Dolls: The Artful Aspect
	by Jan Foulke Sales Rank: 425162	$34.23 At Amazon on 10-7-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Hard Cover with 236 pages Published by: Hobby House Press December 1, 1984 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 0875882196 ISBN 13 Number: 978-0875882192 Book Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches Weighs: 1.8 pounds *Product Description* Latest reference book for collectors by this author! 26 gorgeous color and 445 b/w photographs with extensive details for each doll. Historical background to this German doll's head maker. Greatest variety of S&H molds ever shown! Exposes the collector to the captivating Simon & Halbig faces plus the accurate identification desired by collectors. 236 pages. From the Inside Flap This valuable reference book concerns itself with the gorgeous doll heads produced by the Simon & Halbig porcelain factory in Grafenhain near Ohrduf, Thuringen, Germany, from the 1880s to the 1920s. These gorgeous, high quality dolls heads are a close second choice to the heads made by the J.D. Kestner company, also of Germany. Such well-known names in the German and French doll industry as Kammer & Reinhardt, C.M. Bergmann, Heinrich Handwerck, Jumeau and Roullet & Decamps purchased doll heads from Simon & Halbig and attached them to their own bodies. Simon & Halbig was known for great sculpting of their doll heads, and the high quality of their bisque (porcelain). Among collectors, a Simon & Halbig head, regardless of the maker of the body, makes that doll a Simon & Halbig creation. Consequently, the doll heads illustrated in this book on another doll maker's bodies could all come under the designation "Simon & Halbig". The author's extensive research, as well as the 539 black-and-white and 26 color illustrations make this an invaluable reference work for the serious collector. Included here are chapters on their well-known dolly faces, character dolls, all-bisques, toddlers and lady dolls. Studying the extensive selection of faces and memorizing the mold numbers will enable a collector to identify a Simon & Halbig doll from a distance. All this and more makes this compilation of mold numbers, dates and marks the most complete and up-to-date reference book available to collectors on Simon & Halbig doll heads. *Reader Reviews* I was disappointed that more head mold numbers were not available. I will need to look elsewhere to continue my research. Back To Top
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